MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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